If anyone doubted winter had finally returned to Homer, all you had to do was dance in the snow on…
As has now become apparent, the Betster has only been posing as a smart-aleck social adviser and in reality works…
Just when you thought our winter weather couldn’t get any weirder, along comes a new twist. We’re in a fire…
The Betster would like to call back last week’s Best Bets in which yours truly said it appeared parts of…
A quick glance at the weather forecast for a Pacific Northwest city calls for a chance of rain, and temperatures…
Pretty nifty — guess who’s 50? That would be us, of course, as we celebrate 50 years of reporting on…
Ya know, it just doesn’t seem right that while we’re enjoying balmy weather here in Alaska, subzero cold has descended…
So, Betsteroids, how many New Year’s resolutions have you broken already? Here it is day two of a bright, shiny…
Time sure does fly up here in the dark north. After weeks of anticipation, a little stress and some foul…
One of Alaskans’ favorite sports these days is making fun of how woefully unprepared cities in the Lower 48 can…
Now’s the time when our social calendars fill up like a bath tub at the bottom of Niagara Falls. Everyone…
In a 1784 letter to his daughter, Sally, Benjamin Franklin observed that the bald eagle should not be the symbol…
The other night while driving home from the word mines, the Betster stopped by Beluga Lake to gaze at the…